Instructions for Authors
The Global Lifelong Learning (GLL) publishes original articles in the fields of international and comparative education and lifelong learning. GLL can only accept contributions which have not been published elsewhere, although in exceptional cases articles which have previously been published in journals with a purely national circulation. On occasion, the Executive Editor-in-Chief solicits contributions on key topics.
Language
Contributions are published in English. The Editorial Office is prepared to consider submissions in other languages on condition that a short summary is attached. If such a work is accepted, the author must arrange for its competent translation into English.
Types of contributions
Two types of contributions are accepted: articles and research notes.
• Articles consist of a well-rounded conceptual or empirical discussion of themes, topics and studies with international or comparative significance for lifelong learning and education. Articles should not exceed 6,000 words in length (excluding the abstract and bibliography).
• Research notes are short, descriptive accounts of educational innovations, interim research results or evaluations of policy initiatives or measures. Such contributions may refer solely to a national or regional context, but the theme they address should possess relevance for an international readership. Notes should not exceed 3,000 words in length.
Anonymous peer review
GLL follows a double-blind reviewing procedure: authors do not know the identity of the peer reviewers of their article, and reviewers do not know the identity of the author(s). Authors are therefore requested to submit:
1. an anonymized manuscript without any of the authors’ names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided and
2. a separate title page, containing the article title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information (e-mail addresses) of all the authors, one of whom must be designated the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures or funding information should also be included on this page.
Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables or text passages which have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors. Some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free, and the publisher of the Global Lifelong Learning will not be able to refund any costs which may have been incurred to receive these permissions.
Manuscript preparation
Language
GLL considers articles in English. British spelling rules are used for English.
Title page
The title page should include:
• The name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
If address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published.
For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested.
Abstract
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
Keywords
These are extremely important in enabling online searches to find your article quickly. Please provide not more than 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
Declarations
All manuscripts must contain the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'.
If any of the sections are not relevant to your manuscript, please include the heading and write 'Not applicable' for that section.
Funding (information that explains whether and by whom the research was supported)
Conflicts of interest/Competing interests (include appropriate disclosures)
Availability of data and material (data transparency)
Code availability (software application or custom code)
Authors' contributions (optional: please review the submission guidelines from the journal whether statements are mandatory)
Text
Text formatting
• Manuscripts should be submitted as Word (.doc or .docx) files.
• Use a normal, plain font (12-point Times New Roman) for text.
• Use italics for emphasis, for book titles and for foreign words.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
• Save your file in .doc format (older Word versions) or .docx format (Word 2007 or later)
• Manuscripts with mathematical content may also be submitted in Rich Text Format (.rtf)
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